Speaking on the opening day of the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, Belgium, Peder Winther, CEO of Samskip Reefer Logistics, revealed that a new partnership agreement with Dubai-headquartered Gulf Agency Company will cover South East Asia, India, the Middle East and certain African countries, initially Egypt and South Africa.

“Building on our seafood expertise, we are creating a worldwide logistics network to serve the market’s growing requirements for fast, secure and cost-efficient refrigerated transportation services,” he said.

“Through a combination of own offices and partners in key reefer locations around the world, Samskip Reefer Logistics is now able to offer a global footprint offering end to end cool chain management across the globe and focusing on an increasing number of commodities including seafood, fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, and other relevant sectors. Our aim is to create unique value for our customers."

Earlier this month, Samskip concluded an agreement with Interocean Shipping Corporation, a Tokyo-based agency organisation, to represent Samskip Reefer Logistics in Japan, one of the world’s most vital and demanding perishables and frozen fish markets.

It also announced that it had acquired a 50% stake in the Canadian frozen food specialist Bayside Food Terminal, located in New Brunswick, thus securing its first coldstore capacity in North America.

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